Nightcaps: On the Troubled History of the Supermarket Tomato

The SF location of Trader Vic's (Golden Gate Ave) closed a while back, and now the Chicago one is done, too. Photo: The Chronicle, 2005

Monday is in the books, and here are some extra bonus extras from around the world wide internet: California’s caffeine-beer ban moves forward, as do Plate Shop and Charles Phan’s Valencia stop. Trader Vic’s closes in Chicago, and NPR talks about how crappy supermarket tomatoes are.

From the local scene:

Charles Phan teases the name of his Valencia project during a cooking demo at the Ferry Building: It’s going to be called Wo Hing General Store. More on this soon, promise. [Feast]